punctiliousness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English punctilious Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English punctiliousness From punctilious + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The act or state of being punctilious; strict attention to detail.
Marian rose with great dignity, and addressed the chair and the ladies and gentlemen with true parliamentary punctiliousness.
1904, Carolyn Wells, “The Debate”, in Patty at Home, New York, N.Y.: Dodd, Mead & Company, →OCLC, page 13:
- (uncountable) The act or state of being punctilious; strict attention to detail. ▸ Such an act or state that hectors others to impose compliance.